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waited tant Letters Patent No. 108,650, dated October 25,

IMPROVEMENT. lN SPRING BAED-BOTTMS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PHILIP STOVALL, of Newman, in the county of Coweta and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Spring Bed-Bottoms; and I d ohereby declare that the vfollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specication. "1l

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in spring bed-bottoms, whereby they are made cheaper, more elastic, 'and more durable than they have hitherto been; l and It consists in makinge the bottom-of wooden slats, bars, and springs, arranged and operating as hereinafter described. i

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 represents a'plan view of the under side of the bottom.

Figure 2 is a side view.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondingl parts.v

A represents the tcp slats, upon which the mattress rests.

B, the springs,

C, the supporting-bars, which are placed at'right angles with the slats and springs.

D, are bars, three, Amore or less, which rest on the middle supporting-bar G.

The bars C and fl) cross each other at right angles, but are not fastened together, except by guide-pins.

The outer bars() are kept in position by means of pins c, as seen'in fig. 2.

The springs B are placed, as s'een in fig. 2, under the middle bar and overthe two outer bars, which latter bars form the main bearing points.

The ends of these twoouter bars project and rest on the rails of' the bedstead, or on cleats thereon.

-The ends of the springs B are slotted, and each of the slats A isv provided with a pin, f, in each end, which enters the slot. By this means the slats are kept in position on the springs, as seen in the drawlng. f

.The slats themselves are elastic, and the springs B are highly elastic.

By this arrangement each pair, or each slat and spring, is independent of all the rest.

^ There are no rigid joints.

The-:bottoni is made entirely of wood, and the springs-are so interlaced with the supporting-bars that the entire bottom is flexible in the highest de ffree. o At the points where the springs come in contact with the outer supporting-bars C, recesses are `cut in the hars in which thev springs rest, which serve to keep the springs in proper position.

It will be seen that this bed-bottom may be taken t-o pieces without the removal of a screw, bolt or nail, and may be packed for storage or shipping in the most compact manner.

' Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Theslats A, springs B, and the bars C and D, conibined and arranged;substantially as and for the purposes herein shown and described. A

IVitnesses: APHILIP STOVALL.

W. A. MITCHELL, J. A. ALLEN. 

